Kevin Feige Says Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Three Will End a Storyline Arc

Kevin Feige spoke with Uproxx ahead of Thor Ragnarok’s release and discussed the studio’s plans to end Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and more. The highlights are below:

On Marvel’s plans for Phase Three: “Of course we will go places beyond that. And, of course, we have ideas of where we go beyond that. But, really, it is all good stories. And as the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation said, ‘All good things must come to an end.’ And part of what makes them special, there is a finite quality to the best of fictional stories through history. And we wanted to do that at the end of our first three phases and 22 movies. How we start anew and wherever we go beyond that is a story for another time. This is really about 10 years on, bringing something to a head in a satisfying and unexpected way.”

On the Avengers 4 title: “I think it is [overdue]. I also think that was a particular event to really announce and showcase Phase Three and I guess set up the expectation of doing something like that every few years. But the notion we are sitting here talking and we have, what, six films yet to be released? That’s more than almost any other single production entity in town has on the docket. That should be enough.”